BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Mourners have gathered in Connecticut to say goodbye to a NASCAR driver who died in a plane crash. The Hartford Courant reports that the funeral for Ted Christopher was held Tuesday morning at a church in Bristol. A wake that took place Monday night in his hometown of Plainville

Throughout the 2017 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been a vocal supporter of NASCAR's new stage racing – where each event across all the national series is divided into three segments, and drivers earn points based on where they finish in each stage. Although we're two races into the Cup Series